Most expensive NFT sale made as single "Axie Land" sold for $1.5 Million

A rare piece of digital land on blockchain game Axie Infinity is now the most expensive NFT sale ever

https://decrypt.co/57092/biggest-ever-nft-sale-made-as-single-axie-land-goes-for-1-5-million

#NFT

Canadian bank says Apple could be the next company to buy Bitcoin 🍏

Royal Bank Of Canada's analyst Mitch Steves said the next opportunity for Apple is in cryptocurrencies

https://cryptoslate.com/canadian-bank-says-apple-could-be-next-to-buy-bitcoin-build-crypto-exchange/

#Bitcoin #Market

Bitcoin Supportive Elon Musk has publicly bashed Freewallet on Twitter

"Your app sucks. Any crypto wallet that won't give you your private keys should be avoided at all costs." — Elon said on twitter addressing Freewallet

https://u.today/elon-musk-slams-this-cryptocurrency-wallet-heres-why

#Wallets #Security #Twitter

Mastercard will open its network to cryptocurrencies this year 💳

It'll allow direct payment with a select group of cryptocurrencies, likely including Bitcoin and Ether

https://www.cnet.com/news/mastercard-will-open-its-network-to-cryptocurrencies-this-year/

#Business #Retail #Mastercard

Polkacover Partners with Israeli Blockchain Association 🇮🇱

Through this partnership, Polkacover aims to develop products for Israel based DeFi and banking platforms

https://polkacover.medium.com/polkacover-announces-its-partnership-with-israeli-blockchain-association-e1be4b9d62f9

#Polkacover #CVR #DOT

Twitter finance chief says company might invest in bitcoin🐦

Twitter’s finance chief, Ned Segal, said Wednesday morning that the social media giant is considering adding bitcoin to its balance sheet

https://nypost.com/2021/02/10/twitter-finance-chief-says-company-might-invest-in-bitcoin/

#Bitcoin #Twitter #Business

New Decentralised Exchange Pangolin launches on Avalanche 🏂

Pangolin will leverage the Avalanche-Ethereum Bridge, which allows the seamless flow of assets between the two ecosystems 💰

https://coinlist.me/news/new-decentralised-exchange-pangolin-launches-on-avalanche/

#AVAX #DEX #Update

Chainlink, Aave, Messari and others launch GoodFi crypto alliance 🎓

Some of DeFi’s biggest players have joined forces to launch a new alliance geared towards furthering the education, research and best practices of the nascent industry

https://cointelegraph.com/news/chainlink-aave-messari-and-others-launch-goodfi-crypto-alliance

#DeFi #LINK #Aave

Chainlink’s Network Activity Has Grown By 10x, 2 Years in a Row

Over 400 Crypto Projects Use Chainlink Technology

https://en.ethereumworldnews.com/chainlinks-network-activity-has-grown-by-10x-2-years-in-a-row/

#LINK #Market

Rising gas fees force Ethereum-based social media project to shut down

Ether transaction fees increased by over 35,000% in the past year, forcing one social media tokenization project to close down

https://www.investing.com/news/cryptocurrency-news/rising-gas-fees-force-ethereumbased-social-media-project-to-shut-down-2416817

#Ethereum #ETH #ERC20

Elon Musk says he’ll support top Dogecoin holders selling coins 🐶

“If major Dogecoin holders sell most of their coins, it will get my full support. Too much concentration is the only real issue" — Elon Musk via Twitter

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-15/elon-musk-says-he-ll-support-top-dogecoin-holders-selling-coins

#DOGE #Twitter #ElonMusk

Bitcoin’s 7-Day Transaction Volume Hit All-Time High

New data by Glassnode reveals that BTC’s seven-day transaction has broken the record at $4.39 billion ⬆️

https://blockchain.news/news/bitcoin-7-day-transaction-volume-hit-all-time-high-of-$4.39-billion

#Bitcoin #Trading

Bitcoin Makes History With $50,000 All-Time High 📈

Bitcoin's price broke above $50,000 for the first time in history Tuesday, continuing its blistering rally as major companies appear to be warming to cryptocurrencies

https://www.livemint.com/market/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-breaks-above-50-000-for-first-time-ever-11613478810190.html

MicroStrategy plans to raise an additional $690 million to buy more Bitcoin

MicroStrategy began purchasing bitcoin in August 2020. The company currently owns 71,079 bitcoin, worth about $3.5 billion at current prices

https://www.coindesk.com/microstrategy-files-to-offer-600m-in-notes-in-order-to-buy-yet-more-bitcoin

#Bitcoin #Business #Market

500.com acquires mining pool BTC.com from Jihan Wu

Chinese sports lottery service provider 500.com has acquired mining pool BTC.com, according to a press release from the company

https://ambcrypto.com/500-com-acquires-mining-pool-btc-com-from-jihan-wu/

#Bitcoin #Mining #Business

🔹Ethereum 2.0 set to undergo first hard fork upgrade

Ethereum’s developer Vitalik Buterin released a plan for the first hard fork of the Beacon Chain (Ethereum 2.0) yesterday

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/vitalik-buterin-announces-first-hard-fork-for-ethereum-2-0/

#Ethereum #Update

Coinbase Opens Waitlist for Ethereum 2.0 Staking

Coinbase will offer its customers to earn staking yield of up to 7.5% by holding ETH locked on balance

https://blog.coinbase.com/join-the-waitlist-for-ethereum-2-0-staking-rewards-on-coinbase-1ef15b0b5280?gi=fddf56e76f07

#Ethereum #ETH #Staking #Coinbase

Robinhood to allow crypto deposits and withdrawals

Online brokerage app Robinhood says it plans to enable withdrawals and deposits of cryptocurrencies including Dogecoin

https://twitter.com/RobinhoodApp/status/1362143073510121472

#Robinhood #Twitter #Bitcoin #DOGE

Bill Gates Changes His Stance on Bitcoin 🚪

In a recent interview with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates stated: "I don't own Bitcoin. I'm not short Bitcoin. So, I've taken a neutral view."

Back in 2018 he stated that he would bet against Bitcoin by shorting it.

https://coinmarketcap.com/headlines/news/bill-gates-changes-his-stance-on-bitcoin/

#Bitcoin #Market #Microsoft

Binance Coin becomes the third-largest crypto

Binance Coin overtakes Tether to become the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after Bitcoin and Ether

https://cryptopotato.com/binance-coin-bnb-flips-tether-with-40-surge-to-250/

#Binance #BNB #Market

Flare Finance to Launch Public Beta on Feb. 25, XRP Promo Campaign Announced

As a promotion for the launch, the company offers 100 XRP to everyone who likes, retweets and tags 3 followers to the original post

https://twitter.com/FlrFinance/status/1362637289403244545

#Market #XRP #DeFi #Twitter